(First off some people need to re-learn how to seperate fiction from reality, please)
Some people saying “Su-ah has the right to be bitter, angry, or whatever” doesn’t sit right with me.
If Su-ah was even the slightest involvement in Juhyeok becoming an omega is dismissed with “he was a child, he didn’t know,” then Juhyeok’s emotional volatility deserves the same understanding. Children feel things intensely. Juhyeok was profoundly hurt, watching his future collapse and his first love turn into something unrecognizable.
Yes, Juhyeok lashed out at the person he saw as responsible—and that reaction makes sense. What doesn’t make sense is ignoring that Su-ah never intended this outcome and didn’t even know his own condition at the time.
The real issue begins later. Su-ah knew he was an alpha and chose not to tell Juhyeok. Fear that the relationship would change isn’t romantic—it’s a lack of trust. And unsurprisingly, the relationship changed anyway.
Su-ah also continued exposing Juhyeok to his pheromones, creating dependence. That was not accidental. It was a deliberate choice that benefited Su-ah while putting Juhyeok at risk. Su-ah focused on what he gained and ignored the harm.
Every decision has consequences. Contraception, for instance, can be helpful—but it also comes with serious side effects. You don’t get the benefit without the cost.
Su-ah acted in his own interest, even if he convinced himself it was love.
So no, I don’t feel compelled to pity Su-ah simply because Juhyeok hates him while Su-ah has loved him since childhood. Good intentions don’t erase harm.
This is a tragic love story—but tragedy doesn’t absolve responsibility. Being close yet untouchable, loving someone who cannot return it, is painful. But pain does not make one blameless.
Both characters are going through their own issues but it definitely did not help that Su-ah ignored Juhyeok’s wishes which eventually lead to him assaulting Juhyeok under the false sense of "helping" him.
Also here's some food for thought since some people had some pretty hostile remarks to others differing opinions (this was gonna be a reply to someone but they blocked me, so now it's just going in my review):
I agree that people are absolutely entitled to their own opinions, including saying they hate the story or a character. I’m not arguing for everyone to have the same opinion or for anyone to silence themselves.
What I’m talking about is how those opinions are expressed. There’s a difference between saying “this doesn’t work for me” or "Im not a fan of this" vs dismissing someone else’s interpretation as “straight up stupid” or “that’s fucking stupid" The first invites discussion, the second tends to shut it down. We also don't need to compare a fictional concept like the omegaverse to real life, it's fiction for a reason so that people can explore unrealistic topics that you don't find in real life.
I think a space can allow strong criticism and still be considerate of the fact that others engage with the story differently. That’s not censorship, it’s just acknowledging that disagreement doesn’t have to come with hostility. Sorry if my original statement came off as some kind of offence but I'm tired of people making the same comments like op about fictional concepts vs real life, there's a reason why it's called "fiction" that doesn't mean people are agreeing something morally wrong in a story is okay in real life.
You’re free to disagree as strongly as you want, just like others are free to defend what they like. I’m just saying that productive discussion usually focuses on the ideas themselves rather than attacking the people who hold them.